In their first scene together in "The Normal Heart", which takes place in the early 1980's, Mark Ruffalo antagonizes politically and flirts with Matt Bomer.
Bomer's character "takes the bait" (both ways), and asks as Ruffalo leaves: "You in the book?"
"icebox" When I was a kid, older folks were still calling electric refrigerators
I always register slight amusement when you hear that phrase which was relatively common thru 1970s TVshows with older characters. At least it makes sense as a description. Whereas "hold the wire" (which I heard last night) meaning "don't hang up the phone" is opaque. Maybe it was an abbreviation for "hold the wire circuit open."
"Drop a dime" - Which meant to use a payphone to call the police on someone. "I'm gonna drop a dime on you, pal!". Do payphones still exist? Related - "Long distance" phone call. "A call for you, honey. It's long distance!"
